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Evaluating Simulated Military Training Exercises

The Joint Kill Chain Event (JKCE), designed by the Air Force’s Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC), provides an interesting case study for evaluation of simulated military training. JKCE places Army Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officers (ADAFCOs) into an Air Force Control and Reporting Center (CRC) simulator. From the CRC, the ADAFCO leads an air missile defense scenario, protect...

Military GP training-the future.

There is clearly a significant step from being a well-supported GP Registrar to being a fully independent GP in the NHS and this is even more apparent for a newly qualified Military GP There are many additional duties and responsibilities placed upon a Military GP that the current training curriculum and exams do not cover and which must be learnt post-CCT, whilst undertaking independent practi...

Current US military operations and implications for military surgical training.

BACKGROUND Since 2001, US military surgeons have deployed frequently, with many surgeons deploying within 1 year of graduating residency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate readiness of recent graduates to manage combat-related injuries and to make recommendations for improvements in training military surgeons. STUDY DESIGN We reviewed casualties treated at the 31st Combat Support Hosp...

Coping With- Stress during Military Basic Training

Within the stress and coping theoretical framework the study examines how concepts experience, appraise and deal with various aspects of life during the 'beginning phase of their military service. A set of self-report instruments measuring potential sources of problems during military service, cognitive appraisals and the ways of coping with stressors was administered on the sample of 449 males...

Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Military Training Environment